The American persimmon (Diospyros virginiana) tree is a great addition to an edible landscape. Its fall colors and long-lasting fruit add tons of ornamental value. Because the fruit is best eaten ...

The common name of Diospyros virginiana, persimmon, comes from the Powhatan language and means “a dry fruit.” The persimmon's “dry fruit” quality is most immediately noticed in the unripe, astringent ...

Dear M: This is a native American persimmon tree. The botanical name is Diospyros virginiana. In my experience, our Sandhills native trees tend to have larger, sweeter fruits than trees native to ...

Interestingly enough, the origins of both the scientific and common names of the persimmon tree sum up the taste extremes of its fruit. The taxonomic name of the tree — Diospyros virginiana ...

Ripe persimmon. Photo: Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org. The American persimmon tree's scientific name, Diospyros virginiana, is loosely interpreted "divine fruit" or "fruit of ...

This week, we meet the persimmon or Diospyros virginiana, one of Indiana’s fruit producing trees. The alternately held leaves of persimmon are oval shaped with smooth margins, with no lobes or teeth.

And there before me on our picnic stop was of the largest specimens of the American Persimmon, Diospyros virginiana that I have ever seen. This tree was old, over fifty feet tall with the gray ...

American persimmon (diospyros virginiana) is a deer-resistant native species that is drought tolerant and has minimal pest and disease issues. American persimmon has small flowers that bloom in ...

The tree canopy, middle layer of shrubs and vines, and the herbaceous one covering the ground all live, and work, ... (Diospyros virginiana) roughly overlaps that of the pawpaw.

On the chance you were given a native persimmon tree seedling (Diospyros virginiana), there are males and females. If you have a male, it will never make fruit.